Record-breaking year for Steam - more than 18,000 games launched on Valve's platform in 2024
This year a huge number of new games have appeared on Steam, exceeding 18,000. However, only a small part of them are considered „full-fledged” titles.
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Martin Bukowski
December 30, 2024
Steam players spent 15% of their time on new titles - and that's success of 2024 games
15% of the time spent on new games by Steam users might not seem like much, but it paradoxically highlights how popular the titles released in 2024 have been.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 20, 2024
Free-to-play Delta Force attracted crowds, but game's reception is „mixed.” Players complain about anticheat and „anti-consumer” battle pass
The game is cranking out good activity numbers, but players are complaining about several key elements of the project.
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Adrian Werner
December 6, 2024
15 Million Players Played Starfield. Interestingly, Less Than 3 Million Started Having Fun Since December 2023
More than 15 million players have already entered the world of Starfield. To mark the occasion, Bethesda released an update with a new vehicle and mission, but also important mod changes.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 22, 2024
Black Ops 6 with Bigger Interest Than MW3 Despite Its Release on Xbox Game Pass. First Reviews From Critics are Very Positive
The first reviews of BO6 have appeared, praising the campaign above all. Meanwhile, on Steam, the game is recording amazing activity results.
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Martin Bukowski
October 28, 2024
Even with Factorio’s Success, Crowds Still Flock to Another Factory-Building Hit. Satisfactory Devs Discussed Plans for Coming Months
Both Factorio and Satisfactory are achieving impressive activity results on Steam. Moreover, the latter title will be expanded with new content early next year.
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Martin Bukowski
October 28, 2024
Factorio Soars to Top of Steam's Best-Seller List After Overwhelmingly Positive Reception of Space Age DLC
The release of the Space Age expansion to Factorio resulted in a record number of players on Steam. The expansion skyrocketed to the top of the best-seller list and was much loved by fans.
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Martin Bukowski
October 22, 2024
Citadelum Adds Battles and Divine Intervention to Solutions Known from Cities: Skylines
The strategy game Citadelum was released on PC and received positive player reviews. Some described it as a spiritual heir to Caesar 3.
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Martin Bukowski
October 18, 2024
Previous Steam Record Was Broken in Less Than a Month. The New One Is Over 38 Million Gamers Playing at the Same Time
Steam is rapidly growing in size. Last weekend, more than 38 million players played on Valve's platform simultaneously for the first time.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 23, 2024
Frostpunk 2 May Break Steam Record Set by the First Part. Paid Early Access to Survival Strategy With Surprisingly Large Number of Players
Frostpunk 2 in Early Access attracted quite a few people. However, players complain about the Polish game, among other things, due to poor optimization and bugs.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
September 20, 2024
Lack of Iconic Helmets Bothers Players, but Space Marine 2 Is Warhammer's Biggest Steam Hit
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is the biggest success in the brand's history, if you look at the peak player numbers on Steam.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 11, 2024
Games Bring Generations Together; Their Fans Are 85% of Internet Users
Newzoo's new report is further proof that video games are no longer the domain of only the youngest generations.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 2, 2024
Plagues, Legends, and 11 Million Petted Cats and Dogs - Crusader Kings 3 Devs Sum up Four Years of the Game
Crusader Kings 3 players have spent hundreds of millions of hours in the game from Paradox Interactive, ruling their domains and petting their pets.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 2, 2024
„I Work 40 Hours a Week in a Supermarket, Only to Get Back Home and Start All Over Again.” Free-to-Play Supermarket Together Delights Simulator Fans
Supermarket Together is quite popular on Steam. The game, in which together with friends we can run our own store, is getting very positive reviews.
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Martin Bukowski
August 12, 2024
Highly Anticipated Fortress-Building Strategy Appeals to Players on Steam, But Cataclismo's Activity Results Are Far From Impressive
The highly anticipated Cataclismo scored a successful but not stunning release on Steam. The game is getting great reviews from players, but activity results are so far lower than expected.
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Adrian Werner
July 23, 2024
New Free-to-Play Shooter Quickly Hits Popularity Milestone Despite Problems and Controversy. Millions Played The First Descendant
Several million players within the first week of its release were expected to check out the free-to-play shooter The First Descendant from the Korean Nexon company.
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Marcin Przała
July 15, 2024
Pen Ratio in ZZZ, Zenless Zone Zero, Explained
Pen Ratio in ZZZ is an enigmatic stat. In this guide we will tell you everything about it.
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Damian Gacek
July 10, 2024
Manor Lords Publisher Responds Critically to Allegations of Slow Game Development. „Not Every Game Should Be Aimed at Becoming Some Live-Service Boom or Bust”
Tim Bender from Hooded Horse disagrees with the developer of The Long Dark, who criticized Manor Lords, citing Grzegorz Styczen's game as an example of the problem of slow early access development.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 8, 2024
Nearly 590K Players Fell on Elden Ring on Steam After DLC's Release, but Banana's Score Is Still Far Away
The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion scored an excellent debut on Steam, leading to a huge increase in Elden Ring game activity scores.
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Adrian Werner
June 21, 2024
Hellblade 2's Disappointing Launch on Steam; Game Is Doing Worse Than Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall
One of this year's most important games from the Xbox stable, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, is failing on Steam. The title from Ninja Theory scored a worse start on Valve's platform than Hi-Fi Rush or Redfall.
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Marcin Przała
May 24, 2024